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Johan Sorensen

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Born in Sweden, Johan spent much of his childhood in Paris where he discovered his interest for photography. Moving to Canada in 1981, Johan studied photography at Humber College of Art. Since graduating he has worked as a commercial photographer, while perusing his own artistic work. Johan's work has been exhibited throughout North America and Europe and has received international acclaim. He has also been teaching photography at Humber College for over 15 years and is constantly mastering his craft.
Classes have included digital start up, lighting classes, location lighting, portrait classes and 4x5 large-format camera. Johan has also conducted more than a hundred workshops including figure study, high-end fashion, glamour, and location photography.
Clients include Kraft Canada, McDonald's, Bacardi, Nestle, the Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, Bell Canada, Northern Telecom, Skydome Hotel, Coffee Time, Hard Rock Cafe, Pizza Pizza, Penguin Books, Canada Sports, Nike, Adidas, Timex , Tiffany & Co., GlaxoSmithKline Inc., Government of Ontario, Government of Canada, The Law Society of Upper Canada, and ScotiaBank.
Awards' Shows and Publication:
1990. Best Commercial Photographer of the Year, Awarded by Kodak
1990. Published in Photo Life
1991. Published in Photosource, cover story
1991. Solo exhibition in Arles, France at La Rencountre
1991. Awarded merit by CAPIC
1992. Awarded merit by CAPIC
1992. Album cover for CRY HAVOK
1993. Awarded the Silver Award by CAPIC in Computer Imaging
1993. Published in Photo Life
1994. Exhibited at the Ontario Society of Artists, 120th Annual open Exhibition
1995. Solo Exhibition at the Blue Monkey
1996. Solo Exhibition at Cities
1996. Merit by French Photo and Published in the annual contest
1997. Placed second in French Photo’s Annual Contest and published in French Photo magazine
1998. Placed second in French Photo’s Annual Contest and published in French Photo
1998. Runner Up Prize Winner In Kodak’s North American Get Exposed contest
1999. Published in Paris Match, January 7th edition
1999. Winner of French Photo’s Charm Category Annual Contest and published in French Photo
1999. Winner of French Photo’s Annual Contest, feature on cover of French Photo Magazine
1999. Published in PHOTO SELECTION, cover story
2000. Merit by French Photo and published in French Photo
2001. Group show at 606
2001. Merit by French Photo and published in French Photo
2002. Group show at 606
2002. Merit by French Photo and published in French Photo
2002. Solo show at 606
2003. Merit by French Photo and published in French Photo
2004. Merit by French Photo and published in French Photo
2005. Published book, titled Volume 1. Fashion
2005. Merit by French Photo and published in French Photo
2006. Featured in Czech Republic Calendar for Clearmont
2006. Merit by French Photo and published in French Photo
2006. Published book, titled Volume 2. Black and White fashion
2006. Published book, titled Volume 3. Fashion
2006. Published book, titled Volume 4. Kids
2009. Nationally accredited in fashion, figure study, glamour and studio portraiture by the Professional Photographers of Canada
2011. Awarded Judges Choice Award by PPO
2011. Awarded Best in Class for figure Study by PPO
2012. Awarded Best in Class for figure Study by PPO